>> and james comey. talking about clinton e-mails, and defending his decision to release them just days before the election. plus french election, what it means for you, what that outcome could have an impact on u.s. economy and american jobs here. i talk with steve hilton. looking ahead on "sunday morning futures." >> this week senators take up republican fight too disman dise obamacare. senate republicans are expected to write their own bill, i am joined by congressman steve scalise. >> good morning maria. maria: when are you expecting >> you know as you said, senators have their own task force put together, johned to senate majority whip. they are doing what they have to do to pass the bill, out of their chamber. another is is let people actually have control of their own health care decision, we made attract care with -- extra care with multiple layers to make sure people with preexisting conditions are protected. no matter what plan you have today, if you have a preexisting condition under our bill, you cannot be denied coverage, and you cannot be charged more than anyone else. they cannot be waived by a governor. but it is a good bill that focuses on lowering costs, obamacare is failing, we are seeing more examples, maryland some counties with over 50% increase, iowa market has collapsed this law is not working, the bill we passed to the senate is say good bill, i hope they can make it better, putting that coalition together is complicate the, it was complicated in house but house came together to fulfill that profit we made to the american people. maria: talk about preexisting conditions. what are changes you made do you think that will appeal to moderates in senate? >> two things added on the way. to put more money into the areas for people with preexisting condition so their premiums can come down, obamacare said you can't be charged more with preexisting conditions, the problem is that costs are too high, and really story for people with preexisting conditions in obamacare are the deductibles, you pay $12,000 that almost impedes your ability to, that you are paying out of pocket. in our bill we put $8 billion in, that the final change we made focused on people that just got out of insurance marketplace, have a preexisting condition and want to get back in they want to buy normal competitive rates. we put specific money to help them get back into the insurance marketplace, at affordable rates soeveryoney premium is lower. maria: how different do you think bill looks once it gets through senate? >> it will be up to senate, i heard some good ideas, and good ideas that house members had this that did in the fit definition of budget reco reconciliation like buying insurance across state lines but it would have made a 60 vote bill. so i would encourage senate to add as many things as they can, main thing i will find any time you add something to one end to please moderates, some more conservative members might not like that you have to find the balance. and thread the needle, we did that, our focus was on lowering premiums, and putting family back in charge of their own healthcare, as long as senate follows that template, you know they have to figurous a wa -- figure out a way to get poon 51, and we'll be fine. to provide relief. maria: there is skepticism around senate perhaps they get over loaded, you have healthcare bill right now, headed to senate, then you want to hope to see tax reform afternoon, it is too much? do you think you could still stick to the timeline of getting the two major pieces of legislation don this year? >> you know we set an aggressive ajen abecause president trump wants to get big things done, he has shown and prove everyone in his -- proven he is pushing through. there are a lot of good results, you know gorsuch on the supreme court, and keystone pipeline is green lighted. creating jobs, and reducing tax burdens, but this is a key part of, obamacare repeal and replacement and tax reform. we can walk and chew gum at the same time. we're doing all of them. hopefully by the end of the year, if you have them both in place, you will see the economy take off like we have not seen in decades, seeing jobs created a middle class rebuilt, this is a good thing wire pushing this agenda hard, families want this is what we campaigned on. that is what we were elected on. maria: this is what people voted for, these two major pieces of lemm lake legislation, healthcare and tax reform, are being done during reconciliation, you can get 51 votes versus 60. hugh toughow tough has it been p with plans with zero participation from the democrats? >> you know we reached out, they made it clear, they didn't want to do expw anything that unraved obamacare, that sun fortunate -- that is unfortunate, you are seeing obama care collapse, they are more concerned about that legacy item for barack obama versus that is working for families. it. so, in the en with tax reform we'll do the si same thing, if y want to pit one group of americans against the other we're not going to do that, donald trump wants to unite people and to lower tax rates for all people across america, our plan actually is simplified, you literally will be able to put your tax return on a post card over 90% of families in america will be able to do their own tax returns on a post card that is refreshing in terms of a reform to washington and old way of doing things that people have went hungry for for a origin time. maria: there are some debates aas well, does it need to be revenue neutral, does -- do you need to keep some of those deducts that are so important to different pockets of the nation? what are debates going on right now around tax reform,? is there other common ground than there was with healthcare? you know someone might say, why should i believe you are getting tax reform done watching massive fight and delay with the repeal and replace? >> maria, as we've seen nothing important that country really wants us to do easy, but it is necessary. we said with health care failure shot an option -- is not an option, the same with tax reform, in say reason we have not had over -- overhaul it is camcomplicated. they have been working months on this too try to figure out best way to do it working with the white house. in all those questions you raised will be answered through the committee, the main focus on growing the economy, creating jobs, getting people back to work that have been struggling under an economy growing less than 2% over the last 8 years, that is unaccepacceptable. we'll do better with this pro-growth tax plan. maria: gdp up, good to see you thank you for joining us. >> great being back thank you. >> we'll watch the developments thank you. >> congressman steve scalise, tomorrow morning on fox business network on mornings with maria, i will talk with house madgey iy leader kevin mccarthy, 6 a.m. eastern, on fox business network, join us tomorrow. we head from hughes t house to senate, what are senators looking for in healthcare over call, senator, dr. bill cassidy with his vision next. >> and follow he on twitter. let us know what you would like too hear. stay with us, we're looking ahead right now on "sunday morning futures." when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums looking from a fresh perspective can make all the difference. it can provide what we call an unlock: a realization that often reveals a better path forward. at wells fargo, it's our expertise in finding this kind of insight that has lead us to become one of the largest investment and wealth management firms in the country. discover how we can help find your unlock. maria: welcome back, senators are starting to work on their version of healthcare bill, this week. with majority leader mitch mcconnell. many say saying dig deeper into impact on voters, i am join by senator bill cassidy, republican from louisiana, and a medical doctor who sits ons finance and health committees, senator thank you for joining us. >> maria, thank you. maria: you are working on your own act and have been for a while in terms of health care bill. are you planning to rewrite this? start from scratch or add? >> bill we put forward, cassidy-collins achieved president trump's goals he set in campaign, they were to make sure people had coverage, care for those with preexisting conditions without mandate and lower premiums. if the house bill does not accomplish that i will push this one. maria: when will have you a score on house bill. why do you think perhaps house bill does not athie achieve tho. >> looking at first itration. let's say min 9 million people t insurance, it says premium rose 20% in first year relative to obamacare. so 20% on top of that. so, it did not achieve president trump's pledge. his contract if you will with the voter. i am based on that previous score, we have to wait for next one. maria: are you expecting the kind of fight we saw in house similar situation with senate? >> i don't know. as lonas president contrac with united states which is those 4 things, and i added something to it called jimmy kimmel -- you can lower premiums with a lousy policy. which when someone gets sick they realize it gives them $50,000 worth of coverage, but they now have liver failure, or heart pail lur failure or a card they need more. if you make sure that folks have coverage that is adequate and president very much supported that concept, as has mick mulvaney, then i think we come up with a product, that product will look like cassidy-collins, i have thought about it for 8 years, being a physician working in hospitals for uninsured, taking care of folks, i kind of get it, you give power back to the patient. maria: how does the cassidy-collins act and bill, differ specifically with preexisting conditions to the house's? >> so, the way you really need to lower premiums is by expanding the risk pool. so if you have a few sick people, in a risk pool or a group of people ensure en 50,000 strong, the cost of few is spread out over many, looking at a fortune 500 company that is how howl oall of them manage thr illness, our plan expands those of insured, by allowing states to enroll folks who are eligible, unless they don't' to be enrolled. you do that, you get a bigger risk pool. this is younger and healthier and cost of few is spread amongs many, our is more sound. ours has been proven by experience with every fortune 500 company that manages its open healthcare. maria: you have been working on this for 7 years, have you a real feeling about what could work, and what won't. let me ask you, what is your timing on this? are you expecting this to be you know weeks drawn out? we all know that you have got a lot on the agenda not just health care reform but tax reform, expected to come soon after. are you going to be able to get that done this year? >> i hope so. it is really important. obamacare premiums continue to climb. insurers keep pulling out of market, i would love some cooperation from democratic party, so far they have not cooperated at all, this is important, whether a blue state or a red state. we would like to de to get it de this year. >> but don't you know they are not going to help? we already know that. we heard everything from chuck schumer calling this administration's swamp cabinet, to warren saying people will die. you know, we know that they are not going to be there what is the plan? >> let me start as my prove as a physician. -- as my perspective as a physician, i have patients looking back some would have vote the for obama 13 in trump, they were my patients this is not a democratic or a republican issue, if a senator looks at their state, and sees that the insurance market is collapsing and there are counties without any insurerring, they can only come in if premiums have to rise 100%, hopefu hopely hopefully tr will look beyond party politics and say, this is -- that something that we should all be able to endorse, no matter your party. hopefully, patients will take precedence over party. maria: you think you will be able to do healthcare and tax reform this year? when would you expect to put health care on president's desk? >> well, that is related to the cbo scoring, the house bill and our bill, and time it takes for us to get consensus, but i would guess in the fall. maria: all right senator we know have you a lot on your agenda thank you for joining us. >> thank you. maria: we'll see you soon. senssenator bill cassidy. >> automobiles have seen a slump in first quarter? what happened? what does that mean forident's,e jobs? we'll speak with carlos. next. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. when they thought they should westart saving for retirement.le then we asked some older people when they actually did start saving. this gap between when we should start saving and when we actually do is one of the reasons why too many of us aren't prepared for retirement. just start as early as you can. it's going to pay off in the future. if we all start saving a little more today, we'll all be better prepared tomorrow. prudential. bring your challenges. maria: welcome back, so where are the jobs, how is the economy doing, auto sales down. after 7 years of steady growth. what does this slump mean for the broader economy and president trump's promise to bring manufactures jobs to u.s. joining me now, carlos always a pleasure to see you. have you done so much in terms of your leadership at renault nissan, how it was you brought them together as well as you have. but first more pressing issue. a slump in auto industry, what happened in first quarter? >> i think a kind of reaction or consolidation to strong growth we had for last few years. we were expecting something like this to happen. i am not pessimistic about 2017, i just think it will be flat compared to 2016, but not really tragic. maria: you have not seen a april change in the consumer? >> i don't think so, there is a lot of competitiveness on the market, the market has grown a lot, we're just taking a little bit breathing. maria: the economic story in an anticipation of change tax reform good idea in your thoughts. >> we like things that are lasting and stable, we can see some frustration on the trade deal that exists, you would like it to happen to be renegotiated to have clear rules for future. maria: clarity. >> yes. whatever rules will be decided. we think that -- at statutes go. or taxes go, they are not reassuring. maria: president has been talking things like a reciprocal tax, an import tax, where china charges us 80% in tax, we're going to charge them 80% of tax. i know that components that go in the car, send it over then come back over the border, what is a reciprocal fac tax or impot tax mean for you. >> without a doubt ush our our industry on complex we have a lot of cross-border transactions and parts and et cetera. that is why, i think that limiting to the idea is nowhere, what is important to establish your strategy after the decisions are made. we're in a situation of negotiation, and discussion, different opinions are being i would say facing each other. it is too early. maria: you are comfort able with what you are and steppingous o out to make se that the i would say, cooperation between three companies. maria: they say alive. >> without losing their own identity. >> have you done that with electric cars. >> yes. on top of all of the things on which you need to compete, designs, security. emissions, they need our blended in product that is why product is note -- >> you are expecting a renault nissan to be top out top outo ae world. >> yes. >> that is incredible. after all you have gone, congratulations. >> thank you. maria: real quick, french elections, what do you think happens? >> i think macron will be elected. my opinion, the election was placed two weeks ago already. i did not see you know any extreme party taking the presidency in france. and today will be the really demonstration of that. maria: do you think it is good for the economy. >> i think it will be good for the economy. i think market will react well. maria: any idea or thinking that la pen would win, people were worried markets would sell-off. taking about taking them out the euro. maria: >> it was a far shot. >> maria: carlos ghosn . >> thank you. >> former fbi director jim kallstrom is with me next live as you are here with me right now on "sunday morning futures." to folks everywhere whose diabetic... ...nerve pain shoots and burns its way into your day... ...i hear you. when that pain makes simple errands simply unbearable... ...i hear you. i hear you because my dad struggled with this pain. make sure your doctor hears you too. so folks, don't wait. step on up. and talk to your doctor. because you have places to go... ...and people who can't wait for you to get there. if you have diabetes and burning, shooting pain in your feet or hands... step on up and talk to your doctor today. fixodent plus adhesives. there's a denture adhesive that holds strong until evening. just one application gives you superior hold even at the end of the day fixodent. strong more like natural teeth. maria: welcome back, fbi director james comey standing by his decision in handling of hillary clinton e-mail investigation. he handed congress new evidence just days before the presidential elect, and hillary clinton continues to say that is what caused her to lose the election. joining us now, james kallstrom. >> nice to be with you. maria: were you surprised at comey's testimony yesterday in. >> no, right from the beginning when criminal referral came, a long time ago. for the fbi to look into this had it had to be b obvious to director at that point, there would not be a serious investigation, because the attorney yet again rallattorneye a grand jury. i feel for jim comey for him to go with this halo investigation withino grand jury, and no subp, and have that interview of hillary clinton. then to have him, and his people not his people, him, say his people thought she had no intent. you tell me that woman, that has been called smartest woman in the world, first lady of u.s., secretary of state, doesn't understand about encrypting secret information about those networks? that is bologna. you know wiping it off with a love, thacloth, that is just thy out. you know, and then for the director to basely take on the responsibility of the attorney general. and let her off the hook after she visited with president clinton to the ta tarmac, it wan outrage. he was trying to do the right thing, but they left these felony on the table, there are about 10 they left them on the table, then exclude the others who worked for her, they all got a pass. then a notion of anthony weiner, what do they expect to find? something to that computer that was more worse than what they already left to the table? i don't think so. maria: he said there were thousands of e-mails transferred from uma abedin to her husband anthony weiner on his laptop. maria: most likely, that is a federal felony. you know. so, i mean there is say lot of disappointment in not bureau, agents are doing great work. i have nothing but highestetestn open esteem for the agents but the people running the agencies. senator leahy made a statement that guliani and i had a pipeline, i never talked to anyone with personal knowledge. maria: that is what people are focused on. in terms of information that might have been leaked. >> anyone in fbi during the 2016 campaign have contact with rudy guliani about the clinton investigation. >> i don't know yet. but, if i find out, the people were leaking information about your investigation, whether to reporters ar or private parties, there will be severe consequences. >> did you know of anything from chemicakallstrom. >> same thing, i don't know yet. maria: you sa nobody leak -- noy leaks? >> nobody leaks, i would never ask i would never accept it. it was a very comfort amed compd investigation. i was in fbi, i would fire people for that. you know that is is not how we should operate. so that bogus. he knows. maria:? in my interview with president, president trump said that jim comey saved hillary clinton because of what you said all of the felony left on the table. we still see this investigation into russia and unwillingness on comey's part to call out what hillary clinton did. >> people are confused, i get this all of the time, what is going on at fbi. this seems like inconsistent statements, you don't talk about this, you don't talk about that. the published report said there was a plaiger -- how could they not know. maria: senator rand paul tweeted something, did obama administration surveil all of the candidates? i think he was asking, was i? and you knowthe time whe president said it people laughed. it is what was going on. one question, after all that of that, we know about servers and lying and disyou have tokinyou f evidence. why wasn't hillary clinton's interview recorded with the fbi? it are not on the record -- it was not on the record. >> well, in my view that interview was a joke, the coconspire attars were in the interview. she laid down these rules, what they could ask. they were begging people to turnover their equipment. on this unmasking, if you can believe what in media, this is a serious, serious problem. this has potential to show a little bit of a third world country here, if true. i am sure the majority of the names unmasked for legitimate, the laws are there to protect the united states of america, that is why this is so risky to step outside of boundaries, of what you should be doing, national security council is is not an investigative agency, the fbi. is what are they doing unmasking these names. attorney general needs to put a appreciate grand jury in and get to the bottom of this. maria: will comey -- >> he was asked. almost lake h like he didn't knt it. >> we'll keep following this, this say really serious situation, jim thank you. >> thank you. maria: jim kallstrom joining us thank you. >> steve hilton will join me with a look at what the french maria: welcome back, the people of france headed to the polls today for presidential elect there. the final round of voting between emmanuel macron and marine la pen. in balance. france's relationship with the european union hangs. i am joined by steve hilton, former director of strategy for former british prime minister david cameron, he is also a fox news contributor. welcome. >> great to be with you. maria: talking about implications, a macron win versus a la pen win? >> well, if marine la pen wins this a political earthquake. most immediate implication would to be see beginning of the end of the eu as we know it. because there is no way that the current direction that the eu is going on, more centralization, and ho more regulation, that is just right to a dead stop if she wins. probably would be revered. on other hand in ma macron wins, most people believe that is the outcome. that is kind of a victory for elite, he is a creature of the elite, part of the establishment. familiar with the organizations, you saw president obama backing him. if macron wins it is more of a no-change outcome. maria: okay then if macron wins, no change, then a political earthquake in la pen wins. let's talk about that, if she were to to win, i know it is a language shot, -- long shot, markets u.s. would sell-off. >> yes, there would be a lot of uncertainty, we know markets love certainty. no one knows what would happen, she said if she would win, she said he would live the euro. and have a referendum on the eu. the thing is in french constitution, she can't just decree, a referendum, she has to work with parliament. there are parliamentary elections coming up. there would be uncertainty if she does win. maria: the fact she is on the docket, and this is being discussed there is a lot of unhappiness in france, worried about borders and refugee flow. give us a sense of how we arrived hire. >> you are right. even if macron wins, as is expected those problems are not going away. first is economic. france along with many others, in the eu have a economy that is is not producing jobs and incomes that people need, you with many millions of people left behind by modern economy. they are angry at what has been done to them by elites over many years, from both parties. have you cultural a -- aspect in terms of immigration. la pen smoke strongly to that, in emmanuel macron wins those issues would remain, he is talking about reforming the economy and reforming the eu, we heard that many times from candidates in france, it never happens. maria: were you surprised that president obama came out in support of mack ran. macron. >> he has a track record, he is fired up about beating back the populous movement wherever it appears. maria: he said that if britain leaves the eu they will get to the back of the queue when it comes to trade, i think that president trump put them in the front. >> you are right. maria: thank you, steve. >> thank you, fo maria. maria: after weeks of talks, how big of a win is it for president trump, our panel is is next on deck, looking ahead to a very busy week, "sunday morning futures" stay with us. y break through your allergies. try new flonase sensimist y instead of allergy pills. it delivers a gentle mist to help block six key inflammatory substances. most allergy pills only block one. new flonase sensimist. maria: welcome back president trump celebrating a victory after repeal, and replacing obamacare vote. it. thank you for joining us. >> this was a very difficult vote for many republicans, an imperfect bill that is not going to become law. it will not be this bill, it will be changed. it was a must-win for president, and the speaker and pree. maria: you would think they have a clear idea of where they want to go. >> they don't want this bill. i think senator cassidy will be up flew en shall in drafting a new bill. >> he joined us. >> i have talk to him about his bill, their plan to write their own bill. they have not really started on that, they have been watching what the house was doing, many questioning if anything would happen in the house, they have not done a lot, it will slow things down they are more moderate -- they take longer, obamacare in 2009 took the better part of a year for senate democrats, that's debated on the floor for almost a month. maria: senator cassidy told us he has been working on this for 7 years. >> he has, but not the leadership or the rest of the group. maria: a long haul, are they going to be on time in terms of tax reform, does the other major piece of legislation get impacted here? >> they have to do it together, i see healthcare bill, in reconciliation, a trifecta with taxes to deal with, entitlements, medicare, medicaid. and healthcare. i back the clock up from december 31. because, 2017 has to be a year of act on repeal and replacement of obamacare, 2018 will be a ... hing done? maria: if they don't get it done. >> i think that president will make every effort to get it done, i think that senate will come around, i hope. key is that there are 20 or 30 members who made a tough vote, and they will be seriously challenged they better defend this bill, they can't say i didn't read it or do this, democrats are coming full bore. they lost 63 seats, we have 2021 that is in play. >> a rail important point. political report switched rankings for 20 seats republicans to a democratic possibility, that is one thing that senators are focused on, they are elected every 6 years, they don't want same outcome. maria: they get nothing done. >> i am not sure if they think it is better to doin nothing ant obamacare collapse that is part of the debate. >> the most important part of healthcare is yet to come, after they get through reconciling a, that is phrase 3, you talk about selling across state lines. they can't get there until they get here, re healthcare will be ability to make it marketable. >> governors and state legislators have to deal with medicaid part of it. maria: a tough mi medicine. >> thank you. >> this is it for us on "sunday morning futures," i am maria bartiromo, see you tomorrow bartiromo, see you tomorrow morning, fox business network, bartiromo, see you tomorrow morning, fox business network, i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. you may sometimes suffer from a dry mouth. that's why there's biotene. and biotene also comes in a handy spray. so you can moisturize your mouth anytime, anywhere. biotene, for people who suffer from dry mouth symptoms. then you're a couple. think of all you'll share... like snoring. does your bed do that? 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